Herbal Remedies of the Lumbee Indians
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Overview
The Lumbee Indian tribe has lived in the coastal plain of North Carolina for centuries, and most Lumbee continue to live in rural areas of Robeson County with access to a number of healing plants and herbs used in the form of teas, poultices, and salves to treat common ailments. The first section of this book describes and documents the numerous plant and herbal remedies that the Lumbee have used for centuries and continue to use today. There are remedies for ailments relating to cancer (external and internal), the circulatory and digestive systems, the heart, hypertension and hypotension, infections and parasitic diseases, asthma, pregnancy, sprains, swellings, and muscle, skeletal and joint disorders, to name just a few. The second portion of this work records the words, recollections and wellness philosophies of living Lumbee elders, healers, and community leaders.The information presented in this book is not intended to be a substitute for the advice or treatment from a physician. The authors do not advocate self-diagnosis or self-medication, and warn that any plant substance may cause an allergic or extremely unhealthy reaction in some people.
About the Author
Arvis Locklear Boughman, a speech pathologist, lives in western North Carolina. Loretta O. Oxendine, a retired educator, lives near Pembroke, North Carolina. They are both members of the Lumbee tribe.
Synopsis
Professionals who are members of the Lumbee tribe in North Carolina detail how herbs were traditionally used for medicinal purposes. They include cross-references between herbs and ailments, a glossary, and interviews with tribal healers and elders, but no illustrations. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR